“It’s something that gets into your blood,” McFarlane said. “The people that shoot nationals are all pretty dedicated competitors.

“A lot of people go down without any hope of winning but they still go to beat themselves.

“It’s a great sport. The challenge is there, the targets are challenging. And some people come along just because they’ve been to the majority of nationals we’ve had and they catch up with people they haven’t seen during the year.”